Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, April 25, 2023:
A New York-based truck driver has been effectively shut down by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration after his involvement in a crash that killed four people and resulted in injuries to others.
According to an imminent hazard order, Saul Aquiles Carrera was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication, among other things, following the March 26 crash. He collided with another vehicle that was disabled on the side of the highway. The crash occurred on I-81 near Kingsport, Tennessee.
According to FMCSA, Carrera’s blood alcohol concentration was 0.16 -- four times the legal limit for CDL holders -- and beer cans were found in and around the cab of the truck he was driving.
Carrera was subsequently charged with four counts of vehicular homicide by intoxication, driving under the influence, reckless aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and failure to exercise due care.
Additionally, days earlier on March 12, FMCSA said Carrera was cited for reckless driving, failure to use/improper signal, following another vehicle too closely, and improperly rolling on the left side of the road. It all resulted in an arrest by Kentucky State Police in Carrollton, Kentucky.
Carrera is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle until he has completed all remedial actions outlined in the order.
